6 Lupi?ius perennis. 



produced a sorrowful cast of countenance. Such are the opinions 

 of modern botanists relative to the etymology of this word. 



Lupinus perennis is, as already remarked, one of the most ele- 

 gant of our native species, and is highly worthy of cultivation in 

 our gardens. Its root creeps, and thus multiplies the plant rapidly ; 

 hence it is peculiarly well adapted to borders. As it delights in a 

 sandy or dry soil, due attention should be paid to this circum- 

 stance, in order to insure its health and vigour after transplanta- 

 tion from the woods. It grows extensively in the sandy woods of 

 New Jersey, and is also found in similar situations near this city, on 

 the western side of the Delaware. 



The figure represents a flowering portion of the plant, the size of 

 nature. 



